Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Memorial: | Karachi 1914-1918 War Memorial | ||
| 2. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.136 | |
| 3. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 9B GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | |||
Family :
Major Edmund Arthur Swinhoe was born on the 3rd July 1870, the son Of William Swinhoe, solicitor, Of Calcutta; India.Education & Career :
He attended Cheltenham College between 1883 and 1897, from where he was accepted at the Royal Military College Sandhurst.
Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: Supply and Transport Corps Indian Army |
| Action : Natural Causes |
Natural causes is attributed those deaths due to causes that were not directly associated with the war. Included in this are wartime deaths resulting from, for example, theSpanish Influenza pandemic and its associated pneumonia problems and other attributions such as age and exhaustion. It also groups those who through Post Traumatic Stress committed suicide as a result of their experiences.
He later transferred to the Indian Army, serving with the Supply & Transport Corps and was promoted Lieutenant in 1892, Captain in 1900 and Major in 1907.
He took part in operations relating to the Boxer rebellion in China in 1900, receiving the campaign medal and was in Somaliland between 1902-1904 for which he was awarded the medal with clasp.
On the outbreak Of war he was on leave in England and went to France with drafts for a short period before returning to his unit in India where he served for the remainder Of the conflict.
Detail :
He died Of pneumonia at Sialkote on the 27th October 1918.
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Lodge Orion in the West No. 415 E.C. | India |
| Joined : | Royal Connaught No. 2377 E.C. | Bombay |
| Joined : | Stewart No. 1960 E.C. | Punjab |
| Joined : | Mayo No. 1413 E.C. | Punjab |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
21st March 1906 | 25th April 1906 | 30th May 1906 |
Initiated into Lodge Orion in the West No. 415 in 1906
Joined Royal Connaught Lodge No. 2377 in 1908
Joined Stewart Lodge No. 1960 10th November 1910
Joined Lodge Mayo No. 1413 3rd October 1911
Past Master
Source :
The project globally acknowledges the following as sources of information for research across the whole database:
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- The (UK) National Archives
- Ancestry.co.uk - Genealogy, Family Trees & Family History online
- ugle.org.uk - The records of the United Grand Lodge of England including the Library and Museum of Freemasonry
Additional Source:
- Founder Researchers : Paul Masters & Mike McCarthy
- Researcher : Bruce Littley